FAFO Arbiter Setup
Trying new stuff without worrying about consequences
FreerideDownhillCommutingOtherMixed#BudgetRides well without boutique pricing. Smart part picks over expensive ones.#PlayfulLoose and responsive, happy to carve, pump and break traction. Trades top-end stability for fun.
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Got an Arbiter36KT complete for 40$ on marketplace, gave the trucks to a friend and the wheels to another friend and kept the deck to live out my 2014 dreams from when I initially wanted one. Got this as I was getting back into boarding after only skating twice a year for the last 6 years and only hucking pendys and fat heelside squats down a straight hill when I would get out. Threw a foot stop and torque block on it to see what the modern tech was all about, tried some pre-redrilled shorter WB options from one of the prvious owners, and just kept switching shit up to see what did and didn't work. Board as shown/described is it's current iteration.
Pros
I can keep changing things on it and not worry about it. I can curb it, I could chop it, I can drill extra holes in it. Good wheelbase options, wider deck compared to modern offerings so 160-180mm trucks work decent on it.
Cons
Older deck so risk of eventual delamination and/or waterlogging
Why it works
Freedom to experiment. Current config has me doing proper stand up slides pretty effortlessly and taking that knowledge and applying it to other boards.
What I would change
I change shit on it like I change my socks.
Components
Deck
OriginalArbiter 36 KT
Trucks
ReyLite Reys
160mm 42°/42°
Originally 180mm hangers but had them chopped down to 160mm by a local machinist in true FAFO fashion
Footstop
Ohio Wheel CoKnuckles
Pink Glow in the Dark
Wheels
Powell PeraltaSnakes
66mm White
White
Bearings
ZealousClassic
Grip tape
Dark MatterDownhill
Other
Apex PrototypingAlfred Backstop
Torque Block sitting over the trucks as the tail flare starts giving it a little bit of extra wedge in a nice way
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